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signified
[ sig-nuh-fahyd ]
noun
- the thing or concept denoted by an arrangement of sounds or symbols, an object, an action, etc., which constitutes a pattern or unit, and which communicates meaning. Compare signifier ( def 2 ).
51Թ History and Origins
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Going to Bruin games in my youth — that smell signified the start of the fall season.
He said the original name signified a defining moment in British history.
Was there a particular moment you recall that sort of signified or crystallized your departure or transition from academia and legitimately pursuing cooking and the restaurant industry?
“To me, that’s the difference between mainstream consumer goods versus luxury goods. The cleats signified something that I wanted to be a part of.”
Invicta resident David Bond is a council tenant, and proud of his military service in Cold War Germany, signified by two model tanks carefully displayed on his sideboard.
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